If your child is meeting the Reading Standard by the end of year 7 they will be working towards reading at curriculum level 4. Your child will be able to find, think about, and bring together information and ideas within and across a range of books and articles. As they do this they will be able to think of their own questions and be able to answer questions they are asked across all curriculum areas.
The New Zealand Curriculum: Writing at school
If your child is meeting the Writing Standard by the end of year 7… they will be working towards writing at curriculum level 4. To meet the standard your child will be learning to:
write for particular audiences and purposes using appropriate, clear and logical structures
carefully plan their writing projects using a variety of strategies
use paragraphs that link main ideas and supporting details, within and between paragraphs
write in grammatically correct sentences using a range of language features and complex punctuation; eg rhetorical questions, metaphors, semicolons
use correctly-spelt words, using a range of strategies. For example, letter-sound knowledge, spelling rules and conventions, meaning and spelling of word parts and word origins, letter patterns show they are revising and editing as well as proof-reading as they write.
The New Zealand Curriculum: Mathematics at school
If your child is meeting the Mathematics Standard by the end of year 7 they will be working at early curriculum level 4, solving realistic problems using their growing understanding of number, algebra, geometry, measurement and statistics. They will be solving problems using multiplication and division that use decimals, fractions and percentages. They will have a range of thinking strategies to help them investigate mathematics. To meet the standard your child will be learning to:
solve problems involving decimals, using addition and subtraction
use a range of multiplication methods to solve problems using whole numbers and fractions
investigate and justify mathematical rules to see if they are always true
create tables, graphs and rules for repeating patterns
sort 2D and 3D shapes and discuss their similarities and differences
measure time and objects using standard measures
find perimeters, areas and volumes of shapes
identify and describe how objects have been moved within patterns
use grid references, simple scales, and points of the compass to describe a given location
investigate, sort and display information in different ways and identify patterns and variations in the information
explore probability through experimenting and comparing actual results with expected results.
The New Zealand Curriculum: Reading at school
If your child is meeting the Reading Standard by the end of year 7 they will be working towards reading at curriculum level 4.Your child will be able to find, think about, and bring together information and ideas within and across a range of books and articles. As they do this they will be able to think of their own questions and be able to answer questions they are asked across all curriculum areas.
The New Zealand Curriculum: Writing at school
If your child is meeting the Writing Standard by the end of year 7… they will be working towards writing at curriculum level 4.To meet the standard your child will be learning to:
The New Zealand Curriculum: Mathematics at school
If your child is meeting the Mathematics Standard by the end of year 7 they will be working at early curriculum level 4, solving realistic problems using their growing understanding of number, algebra, geometry, measurement and statistics.They will be solving problems using multiplication and division that use decimals, fractions and percentages. They will have a range of thinking strategies to help them investigate mathematics.
To meet the standard your child will be learning to:
Great places to find information for Year 7 ...
http://www.wicked.org.nz/Parents
http://nzmaths.co.nz/families